Name: Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ha.lo.ar.cu.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), the sea, salt; L. fem. dim. n. arcula, small box; N.L. fem. dim. n. Haloarcula, salt (-requiring) small box

Gender: feminine (stem: Haloarcul-)

Type species: Haloarcula vallismortis (González et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Torreblanca M, Rodriguez-Valera F, Juez G, Ventosa A, Kamekura M, Kates M. Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition, and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1986; 8:89-99.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 22. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:573-576.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Oren et al. 2009 Oren A, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Emended descriptions of genera of the family Halobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:637-642. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Haloarculaceae Gupta et al. 2016. Publication: Gupta RS, Naushad S, Fabros R, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic reappraisal of family-level divisions within the class Halobacteria: proposal to divide the order Halobacteriales into the families Halobacteriaceae, Haloarculaceae fam. nov., and Halococcaceae fam. nov., and the order Haloferacales into the families, Haloferacaceae and Halorubraceae fam nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:565-587.
  • Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the family Halobacteriaceae Gibbons 1974 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ventosa A. Genus II. Haloarcula Torreblanca, Rodriguez-Valera, Juez, Ventosa, Kamekura and Kates 1986b, 573VP (Effective publication: Torreblanca, Rodriguez-Valera, Juez, Ventosa, Kamekura and Kates 1986a, 98). In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 305-309.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gonzalez C, Gutierrez C, Ramirez C. Halobacterium vallismortis sp. nov. An amylolytic and carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:710-715.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Haloacrula"; "Haloanula"; "Hawarcula"; "Huloarcula"; "Ilaloarcula".
  • This taxon name is a homonym of "Haloarcula" Javor et al. 1982.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:289-290.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteria and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 26 June 2019, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3657-3661.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 16 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1405-1407.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the meeting 30 June 2010, Beijing, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2010; 60:2257-2259.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae Minutes of the joint open meeting, 6 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2011; 61:2792-2795.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Arahal DR, Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteria and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 11 July 2017, Valencia, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4279-4283.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 23 May 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4291-4295.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: . International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:289-290.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Nair GB, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:289-290.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halobacteria and Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. Minutes of the joint open meeting, 28 June 2022, Alicante, Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5584.
  • Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Oren et al. (2002). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 13; ATCC: 10; DSM: 7; VKM: 4; CIP: 3; CGMCC: 3; NBRC: 3; BCC: 2; IFO: 1; NCIMB: 1.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "HLAR" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • Javor et al. [1] proposed the name "Haloarcula" but this name was not validly published [2]. Publication: Javor B, Requadt C, Stoeckenius W. Box-shaped halophilic bacteria. J Bacteriol 1982; 151:1532-1542.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 19

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Haloarcula aidinensis" Zhou et al. 1994	not validly published
    Haloarcula amylolytica Yang et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula argentinensis Ihara et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Haloarcula californiae" Javor et al. 1982	not validly published
    Haloarcula hispanica Juez et al. 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula japonica Takashina et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula mannanilytica Enomoto et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula marismortui (ex Volcani 1940) Oren et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Haloarcula morrhuae" Torreblanca et al. 1986	not validly published
    Haloarcula mukohataei Ihara et al. 1997	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Haloarcula rubripromontorii" Sanchez-Nieves et al. 2016	not validly published
    Haloarcula salaria Namwong et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula sebkhae Barreteau et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Haloarcula sinaiiensis" Torreblanca et al. 1986	not validly published
    "Haloarcula sinaiiensis" Javor et al. 1982	not validly published
    "Haloarcula taiwanensis" Chen et al. 2018	not validly published
    Haloarcula tradensis Namwong et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Haloarcula vallismortis (González et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Haloarculaceae Gupta et al. 2016

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Naushad S, Fabros R, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic reappraisal of family-level divisions within the class Halobacteria: proposal to divide the order Halobacteriales into the families Halobacteriaceae, Haloarculaceae fam. nov., and Halococcaceae fam. nov., and the order Haloferacales into the families, Haloferacaceae and Halorubraceae fam nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:565-587.

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